ALBANIA, FRANCE, GREECE, KOSOVO

Direction: Bujar Alimani
Screenplay: Artan Minarolli
Cinematography: Ilias Adamis g.s.c.
Editing: Bonita Papastathi
Set design: Emir Turkeshi Gramo
Music: Etleva Minarolli Turkeshi
Costumes: Stela Laknori
Cast: Viktor Zhusti, Ndriçim Xhepa, Xhevdet Feri, Kasem Hoxha, Richard Sammel, Mehmet Xhelili, Armando Dauti, Rovena Lule, Kristaq Skrami, Bislim Mucaj, Tristan Halilaj
Producer: Emir Turkeshi Gramo in co-production with Guillaume de la Boulaye. Eirini Vougioukalou, Konstantina Stavrianou, Olivier Mardi, Charles Hassler, Blerim Gjinovci
Production: Art Film in co-production with Graal Films, Zorba Production, Bleri Production

SYNOPSIS
At the end of 1990, as the communist regime in Albania is still trying to hold on to power, a political prisoner is secretly taken out of jail and send to Tirana, where he is to meet his old schoolmate, now Head of the European Delegation that has come to check on human rights progress in Albania… But nothing goes as planned…

BUJAR ALIMANI

THE DIRECTOR: Bujar Alimani (1969, Patos, Albania) studied painting and stage directing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana. In 1992 he immigrated to Greece. His short films were awarded in various international festivals. In 2011 he directed his first feature Amnesty, the first Albanian film that was funded by Eurimages, the first Albanian official participation in Berlinale (C.I.C.A.E. Prize), and participated in many festivals as Lecce (Fipresci Award, Cineuropa Award, Jury Prize), Lisbon (Jury Prize), etc. Krom (Chromium) is the second his feature film and has participate in the most important festivals. Amnesty and Krom were also the official Albanian candidates for Oscar. During 2016 he completed two docs Zois and Dom in USA and in 2017 the short Missing Earring. The Delegation is the 3th feature his film.

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
2018 Cottbus FF
2018 Warsaw FF – International Competition: Best Film, Ecumenical Jury Award
2018 Tirana IFF – Competition: Best Screenplay, Audience Award, Media Award
2018 Thessaloniki IFF
2019 Trieste FF – International Competition: Best Film, PAG Jury Award
2019 Sofia IFF
2019 Slemani IFF
2019 Seanema FF
2019 CinEast FF
2019 Balkan FF
2019 SEEfest Los Angeles
2019 Eastern Neighbours FF
2019 Imagineindia FF
2020 Calgary European FF
2020 Port Townsend FF
2020 Palm Springs IFF